Consolidated Statements of Equity - USD ($) $ in Millions		Total	Cumulative Effect, Period of Adoption, Adjustment	Additional Paid-in Capital	Retained Earnings (Accumulated Deficit)	Retained Earnings (Accumulated Deficit) Cumulative Effect, Period of Adoption, Adjustment	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss Cumulative Effect, Period of Adoption, Adjustment	Total News Corporation Equity	Total News Corporation Equity Cumulative Effect, Period of Adoption, Adjustment	Noncontrolling Interests	Noncontrolling Interests Cumulative Effect, Period of Adoption, Adjustment	Class A Common Stock	Class B Common Stock
Beginning balance at Jun. 30, 2017		$ 11,073		$ 12,395	$ (648)		$ (964)		$ 10,789		$ 284		$ 4	$ 2
Beginning balance, shares at Jun. 30, 2017													382,000,000	200,000,000
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net (loss) income		(1,444)		0	(1,514)		0		(1,514)		70		$ 0	$ 0
Other comprehensive income (loss)		48		0	0		90		90		(42)		0	0
Foxtel transaction	[1]	914									914
Dividends		(158)		(119)	0		0		(119)		(39)		0	0
Other		44		46	(1)		0		45		(1)		$ 0	$ 0
Other, shares													1,000,000	0
Ending balance at Jun. 30, 2018		10,477	$ 20	12,322	(2,163)	$ 32	(874)	$ (22)	9,291	$ 10	1,186	$ 10	$ 4	$ 2
Ending balance, shares at Jun. 30, 2018													383,000,000	200,000,000
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net (loss) income		228		0	155		0		155		73		$ 0	$ 0
Other comprehensive income (loss)		(288)		0	0		(230)		(230)		(58)		0	0
Dividends		(161)		(117)	0		0		(117)		(44)		0	0
Other		35		38	(3)		0		35		0		$ 0	$ 0
Other, shares													3,000,000	0
Ending balance at Jun. 30, 2019		10,311	$ 9	12,243	(1,979)	$ 6	(1,126)	$ 3	9,144	$ 9	1,167	$ 0	$ 4	$ 2
Ending balance, shares at Jun. 30, 2019													385,580,015	199,630,240
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net (loss) income		(1,545)		0	(1,269)		0		(1,269)		(276)		$ 0	$ 0
Other comprehensive income (loss)		(251)		0	0		(208)		(208)		(43)		0	0
Dividends		(158)		(117)	0		0		(117)		(41)		0	0
Other		23		22	1		0		23		0		$ 0	$ 0
Other, shares													3,000,000	0
Ending balance at Jun. 30, 2020		$ 8,389		$ 12,148	$ (3,241)		$ (1,331)		$ 7,582		$ 807		$ 4	$ 2
Ending balance, shares at Jun. 30, 2020													388,922,752	199,630,240

[1] See Note 4—Acquisitions, Disposals and Other Transactions.